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Title: metuchen floor primer/sealer
Post by: 1970shelbyguy on March 29, 2013, 08:24:06 PM

anybody see a brown/beige sealer topcoat on their btm floors.  this is off my orig  e brake bracket- to be welded  onto new floor pans  early dec/69 production  used a heat gun to remove heavy undercoating  wiped down  front frame rails with parts washer solvent and they both revealed similar sealer color with fact med blue metallic overspray   or is the color just old fact oxide primer discolored over the yrs  0T02G139978

Title: Re: metuchen floor primer/sealer
Post by: J_Speegle on March 29, 2013, 09:09:54 PM

Looking at others from 70 NJ (13xxxx-15xxxx) I've got nothing but red oxide (like the rest of the year.  A collect of different tones  thoug

With that said (hard to be sure of the exact color in a digital picture) this cars floor appears to be similar (well maybe) though it looks to be a washed out version of the oxide

(http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f49/firetrainer/70%20Uni-body/70njearly1028_zps7c368a61.jpg)

Title: Re: metuchen floor primer/sealer
Post by: 1970shelbyguy on March 30, 2013, 01:37:53 AM

hi jeff- thanks for the input.  i thought it could be washed out  red too.   so i guess metuchen just went red oxide without sealer topcoat.

Title: Re: metuchen floor primer/sealer
Post by: J_Speegle on March 30, 2013, 04:13:48 AM

Quote from: 1970shelbyguy on March 30, 2013, 01:37:53 AM

hi jeff- thanks for the input.  i thought it could be washed out  red too.   so i guess metuchen just went red oxide without sealer topcoat.

The product (according to Ford) was an epoxy product that did not need a topcoat to protect the undercarriage they believed - along with certain panels being galvanized ;)